12 đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn tiếng Anh năm 2018 có lời giải chi tiết

However John couldn‟t avoid flying any longer. It was the only way he could visit his grandchildren in Canada.
“I had made up my mind that I was going to do it, I couldn‟t let my son, his wife and their three children travel
all the way here to visit me. It would be so expensive for them and I know Tom‟s business isn‟t doing so well at
the moment – it would also be tiring for the children – it‟s a nine-hour flight!” he says.
To get ready for the flight John did lots of reading about aeroplanes. When he booked his seat, he was told that
he would be flying on a Boeing 747, which is better known as a jumbo jet. “I needed to know as much as
possible before getting in that plane. I suppose it was a way of making myself feel better. The Boeing 747 is the
largest passenger aircraft in the world at the moment. The first one flew on February 9 th 1969 in the USA. It can
carry up to 524 passengers and 3.400 pieces of luggage. The fuel for aeroplanes is kept in the wings and the
747‟s wings are so big that they can carry enough fuel for an average car to be able to travel 16,000 kilometres a
year for 70 years. Isn‟t that unbelievable? Even though I had discovered all this very interesting information
about the jumbo, when I saw it for the first time, just before I was going to travel to Canada, I still couldn‟t
believe that something so enormous was going to get up in the air and fly. I was even more impressed when I
saw how big it was inside with hundreds of people!”
The biggest surprise of all for John was the flight itself. “The take-off itself was much smoother than I expected
although I was still quite scared until we were in the air. In the end, I managed to relax, enjoy the food and
watch one of the movies and the view from the window was spectacular. I even managed to sleep for a while!
Of course,” continues John, “the best reward of all was when I arrived in Canada and saw my son and his
family, particularly my beautiful grandchildren. Suddenly, I felt so silly about all the years when I couldn‟t even
think of getting on a plane. I had let my fear of living stop me from seeing the people I love most in the world. I
can visit my son and family as often as I like now!”
Question 20. Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane?
A. He wanted to go on holiday B. He wanted to try it.
C. He wanted to see his family D. He had to travel on business.
Question 21. Why did John read about aeroplane?
A. He wanted to know how they work.
C. It made him feel safer.
B. It was his hobby.
D. He had found a book on them.
Question 22. What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time?
A. He felt much safer.
C. He couldn‟t believe how big it was.
B. He liked the shape of it.
D. He thought the wings were very small.
Question 23. How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off?
A. excited B. happy C. sad D. frightened
Question 24. What surprised John most about the flight?
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